Rhizomes IX

Writing a thesis is a daunting task that often leaves researchers questioning the real-world applications of their work.

This is why the 2015 Rhizomes Conference, hosted by the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland, titled ‘Your Research, Your World’: Language, Literature and Linguistics in the Real World, sought to explore the world beyond the thesis. By bringing together both academic and industry professionals in language, literature and linguistics, this conference encouraged participants to think beyond their current projects and consider how their skills can by utilised on a broad scale.

The conference welcomed postgraduate (MPhil and PhD), early career researchers and honours and masters students to explore the many ways the interdisciplinary fields of language, linguistics, literature and cultural studies can be applied both within and outside academic settings.

Submission disciplines included:

linguistics and applied linguistics

literary studies

cultural studies

language studies

other relevant disciplines

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Event History

Since 2005, the School of Languages and Cultures has hosted the Rhizomes Post-graduate Conference, which is organised by a committee of research higher degree students active in the School. Rhizomes ­ is designed for PhD and research Master students and early career researchers, and attracts speakers from Australian and international universities.

The aim of Rhizomes is to provide an opportunity for early research scholars working within the Humanities and Social Sciences to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue on a particular theme.